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Mike Osbourne

Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2006, 04:35:05 pm »

It may not be worth trying to wriggle out of if you get lots of work. But you could always mension the fact that you thought 'self contained' means exactly that.

Ask them how this affects multiple occupancy by laws and council regs.  ;)   
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Glynn

  • Posts: 1129
Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2006, 04:43:47 pm »
Just give them £50 of Iceland vouchers, but state its a good will gesture.
Put it behind you, and its tax deductable you know.
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Regards
Glynn

cleaning co

Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2006, 04:53:25 pm »
sod the 50 quids !!    lets all chuck in them open packs in our frezzers what been in since 2001   i start the ball rolling  , pack 10 iceland fish fingers 2 left  bit moldy but hey what the hell !!  also tesco healthy living chicken curry dated 2002 , prob not so healthy now !!! lol    send all donations to jhons house (carefully wrapped second class post ) 
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mark_roberts

  • Posts: 1899
Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2006, 04:54:38 pm »
I agree its your fault as you touched it last even though you didnt mean it or if its wired wrong or whatever.

As Glynn said how much ££££££ can one have in ones freezer.

On the other hand if you dont want anymore work from these people then stick to you guns.

Mark
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HQCS (John Kastrian)

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Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2006, 05:12:22 pm »
Gary,at least 2 of us work in the real world  :)
End of tenancy jobs are very rarely surveyed in advance,just a matter of turning up on the day asked and doing the job,it is a total waste of time to go to an empty prop just to do a survey,may as well get on and do it.
I have an excellent working relationship with the letting agents on my books and they hardly ever even ask a price.
Fletch you say that half the switches on the fusebox would be set on to feed the other flat,if you read my post again I did state that it was a seperate feed going to upstairs,and it was this single unmarked switch adjacent to the box that I switched off,I just assumed it was for the shower in the bathroom,why would one even think that it could be for another property.
Also I did not know it was a flat until I got there,l/a just gave me an address.
Have since found out that even the agent was not aware that there was a feed to upstairs.
The point made about health problems is a perfectly valid one,it should not be possible to interrupt a power supply to another property,even accidently.
John
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fletch

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Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2006, 06:12:52 pm »
If your so confident that what you did was right ??? why ask for peoples opinions on this subject ??? and you did switch an on switch to an off position which was reckless and caused the guy upstairs problems.
                                    Regards,
                                       Fletch.
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DIVIDE & CONQUER

cleaning co

Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2006, 06:19:21 pm »
 ::) i giv up !!! lol
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gwrightson

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Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2006, 08:25:55 pm »
it would appear to me that Phil does not vac before he cleans, come to that he doesnt aggitate either, :) ;)  maybe you got a vac that plugs into your cigar lighter Phil!!! ;D

Geoff
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who ever said dont knock before u try ,i never tried dog crap but i know i wouldnt like  haha

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #28 on: December 04, 2006, 08:29:04 pm »
how much is the tennant wanting anyway?

Shaun
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cleaning co

Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #29 on: December 04, 2006, 08:47:42 pm »
per usal  single bloke in flat   at leats 200 pounds worth of food ::)
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HQCS (John Kastrian)

  • Posts: 272
Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #30 on: December 04, 2006, 11:56:38 pm »
Quote from: fletch on December 04, 2006, 06:12:52 pm
If your so confident that what you did was right ??? why ask for peoples opinions on this subject ??? and you did switch an on switch to an off position which was reckless and caused the guy upstairs problems.
                                    Regards,
                                       Fletch.

Because that's what I thought forums were for. ???
Fletch,as you have only been trading for about 3 months,you probably have not yet come across many things that we have to contend with to get the job done.
We learn every day and I have certainly learned from this incident.
John
Just forget it,I give up too  :)
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tomh

  • Posts: 141
Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #31 on: December 05, 2006, 12:37:44 am »
my dad rents flats out to council tenants & are regularly inspected by fair rent inspectors & health inspectors ! in a block of 4 self contaned flats. i.e large house split up into 4.
the fuse boxes are all in the same cupboard & are clearly marked for safety purposes. each flat has there own box & are marked for lights & plug sockets ect.
who's to say someone else didnt flick that switch off that wasnt marked, as all the other were off !
there are 2 ways to deal with it as i see it ! goodwill those £50 vouchers someone has mentioned or forget about it !
can't see anyone chasing you through small claims for this muddle up !
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Ian Gourlay

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Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #32 on: December 05, 2006, 11:58:37 am »
Very interesting post, I think it will make us all think if faced with a similiar situation.

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Cloverleaf

Re: Whose fault?
« Reply #33 on: December 05, 2006, 08:05:26 pm »
I agree Ian...........especially when working in a tower block!  ;D ;D ;D
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